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4-Color Doughnut Palette

4-color palette · Warm · Light · Complementary harmony

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4-Color Doughnut Palette

4-color palette · Warm temperature · Light tone · Complementary harmony

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Earthy 4 colors Warm Light Complementary

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Colors 4

CSS variables

:root {
  --c-earthy-1: #E7E6E1;
  --c-earthy-2: #F7F6E7;
  --c-earthy-3: #F2A154;
  --c-earthy-4: #314E52;
}

About this palette

This 4-color earthy palette runs from Flickering Firefly (#F7F6E7) as its lightest tone to Dark Slate Grey (#314E52) as its darkest. It blends Willow Springs, Flickering Firefly, Doughnut and Dark Slate Grey into a single set you can drop straight into a UI. Of its 6 color pairings, 2 meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text — the strongest is #F7F6E7 on #314E52 at 8.24:1.

Grounded, natural tones — suits sustainability/organic brands, coffee shops, outdoor gear, and warm editorial typography.

Color breakdown

Willow Springs #E7E6E1

RGB: rgb(231, 230, 225)
HSL: hsl(50, 11%, 89%)
Luminance: 0.790

Flickering Firefly #F7F6E7

RGB: rgb(247, 246, 231)
HSL: hsl(56, 50%, 94%)
Luminance: 0.915

Doughnut #F2A154

RGB: rgb(242, 161, 84)
HSL: hsl(29, 86%, 64%)
Luminance: 0.450

Dark Slate Grey #314E52

RGB: rgb(49, 78, 82)
HSL: hsl(187, 25%, 26%)
Luminance: 0.067

Contrast & accessibility

2 of 6 color pairings meet the WCAG AA contrast threshold (4.5:1) for body text.

Aa #F7F6E7 on #314E52 8.24:1 AAA

Aa #E7E6E1 on #314E52 7.17:1 AAA

Aa #F2A154 on #314E52 4.27:1 AA Large

Aa #F7F6E7 on #F2A154 1.93:1 Fail

Aa #E7E6E1 on #F2A154 1.68:1 Fail

Aa #E7E6E1 on #F7F6E7 1.15:1 Fail

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